Privacy Charter
The Biometrics Institute has introduced a Biometrics Privacy Charter in November 2011 which recognises that biometrics is now an international technology in an international market place covering a wide variety of regulatory regimes.
The Biometrics Institute itself has spread its wings from its Australia-New Zealand origins and is now co-located in Europe. In addition, it maintains close relations in the Asia-Pacific area through a seminar and visit programme.
Therefore, any Privacy Charter needed to be a good executive guide operating over a number of jurisdictions. It is not intended to be a replacement for international standards or regulatory requirements.
In practice each year the Charter will be reviewed on the basis of inputs from stakeholders and interested parties. This continuous review process, whilst attempting to maintain the Charter’s principles of simplicity and consumer transparency, will include wherever necessary the inputs from standards organizations and other interested parties. Already, those inputs are being provided and are being considered by the Institute’s Privacy Committee and Board, perhaps for inclusion in the next version of the Charter.
Download the Biometrics Privacy Charter
Official Supporters
Members of the Biometrics Institute are encouraged to become an official Supporter of the Charter by signing the Commitment Form. You can only become an official Supporter if you are a member of the Biometrics Institute.
See the current List of Supporters of the Charter.